"I don't feel pressure," said Elena Rybakina, the winner here two years ago. "Every opponent is difficult and I know that I must always bring my best and that's what I try to do for every match. I'm just really enjoying every time I step out on the court, I am happy I am going fine in the draw and hopefully I can go to the end." Rybakina eased into the quarterfinals on Monday when her opponent, Russia's Anna Kalinskaya, quit owing to a wrist injury, trailing 6-3, 3-0 on Centre Court. Rybakina was in rampant form before Kalinskaya pulled out. Two years after her victory here, the Kazakh will play Elina Svitolina for a place in the last four.
Ever since the withdrawal of Aryna Sabalenka on the eve of the event, the women's singles draw has been more open than anticipated and the defeats of Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have left Rybakina as the favourite. She seems unaffected by any talk of her winning again. "I don't really think about this when I go on the court," she said. "Of course, it gives more confidence. But no matter what, there are still a lot of good players.
"It feels good, of course, if people think so. I mean, it's still far to go.
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